Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Dan Kelly flies in private jet owned by anti-abortion advocates
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly flew in a private jet owned by anti-abortion activists in the days before election day.
Community Within the Corridor developers could be prosecuted under DNR emergency order
Community Within the Corridor developers could face prosecution after a DNR order.
Decision Spring 2023: Polls open in Wisconsin
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Same day registration is available in Wisconsin. GO OUT AND VOTE!
Abortion access at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fate of abortion access in battleground Wisconsin likely rests with Tuesday’s outcome of the heated race for state Supreme Court, with the future of Republican-drawn legislative maps, voting rights and years of other Republican policies also hanging in the balance. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been under conservative control for 15 years, […]
The future of intellectual property law in the era of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world, and the field of intellectual property law is no exception. AI is being used to create new products and services, automate tasks, and even generate creative content. This raises a number of challenges for intellectual property law, which is designed to protect the rights of creators and […]
Gov. Tony Evers signs first bill in second term to curb reckless driving
Gov. Tony Evers signed an act enacting a law to allow cities, towns, villages and counties to allow law enforcement to impound vehicles when owners get reckless driving citations.
Wisconsin GOP: ‘We are at war’ with Democrats, news media and federal government control
Wisconsin Republicans said they are at war with Democrats, the mainstream news media and federal government control at a Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign event for Dan Kelly on Sunday in Mount Pleasant.
Attorney Suspension
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has filed a complaint under Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22 asking this court to suspend indefinitely the license of Attorney Tracy R. Eichhorn-Hicks due to a medical incapacity as a reciprocal action to a transfer to "disability inactive status" ordered by the Supreme Court of Minnesota in a pending disciplinary proceeding.
Postconviction Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-
The central question in this case is whether a prosecutor cured the breach of a plea agreement when he initially recommended a specific term of imprisonment despite the State's agreement not to do so, but then retracted and corrected the mistake upon being made aware of the error.
“Delinquency Charges”
Citibank filed the underlying complaint against Riffard in 2020, alleging that Riffard had opened a credit card twenty years earlier and owed Citibank $11,261.19.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Admission of Evidence
Futch appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a court trial for two counts of soliciting a child for prostitution, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Insurance-Contracts
Roxanne Schlender appeals the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), and dismissing her action with prejudice.
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies